Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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wyrtig

(adj.)
Grammar
wyrtig, adj.
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Full of herbs On ánum wyrtigan hamme, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 312

yfel-full

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-full, adj.
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Wicked, evil On dǽdum yfelfullum in factis malitiosis, Anglia xi. 116, 13

brémel-þyrne

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Of ðǽre þyrnan on ðá brémbelþyrnan, C. D. iii. 419, 13. Add

ceaster-herpaþ

(n.)
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a high road (?) Andlang furh on ceasterherpað, C. D. v. 217, 1

Linked entry: here-pæþ

ceoslen

(adj.)
Grammar
ceoslen, adj.
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Gravelly, shingly On ceoslynum sandum in glarigeris litoribus, An. Ox. 7, 161

deorc-ness

(n.)
Grammar
deorc-ness, e; f.
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Darkness, obscurity On swá micelre deorcnysse in tanta obscuritate, Scint. 228, 3

díc-walu

(n.)
Grammar
díc-walu, e; f.
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A ditch-bank (?) On ðá eástlangan dícwale, C. D. v. 334, 28

eorþ-cyn

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For 'each terrestrial species' substitute 'all that lives on earth,' and add:

fold-bold

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Se winsele on hrúsan ne feól, fæger foldbold. For the passage substitute

ge-hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwyrft, es; m.
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A revolution On geáres gehwyrftum in anni-versariis Angl. xiii. 446, 1158

Linked entries: ge-hwerft hwyrft

ge-fægerness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fægerness, e; f.
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Beauty Hester wæs swíðe wlitig on wundorlicre gefægernysse, Hml. A. 95, 97

ge-fægnung

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Gefægnunge exultationis, Scint. 65, 5. On gefægenunga in exultatione, Bl. Gl. Add

ge-fandung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fandung, e; f.
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Trial On nánre gefandunge (fandunge, v. l. ), R. Ben. 107, 9 note

Linked entry: fandung

hanga

(n.)
Grammar
hanga, (?), an; m.
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A slope (?), declivity On líchangan; of líchangan, C. D. v. 321, 32

greót

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Hé on greút giswom the whale was stranded, Txts. 127, 7. Add

hearma-scinnen

(adj.)
Grammar
hearma-scinnen, adj.
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Of ermine On merðene pyleceon and hearmascynnene, Chr. 1075; P. 209, 32

Linked entry: hearma

impian

(v.)
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to imp, graft On længtene eregian and impian, Angl. ix. 262, 7

Linked entry: ge-impian

mearc-will

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-will, es; m.
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A boundary spring Ðonon on mearcwill; of mearcwille, Cht. E. 293, 26

sceard-hweogol

(n.)
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a circle made of shards (?) On sceardhweogol, C. D. iii. 419, 11. (?)

strǽlian

(v.)
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Þæt hý strǽlien (sagittent) on dígelnissum unwemme, Ps. Rdr. 63, 5. Add

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